Carignan, Ardennes

Carignan is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is the seat of a canton.

Carignan
Commune
The church in Carignan
Coat of arms
Location of Carignan
Carignan Carignan
Coordinates: 49°38′00″N 5°10′07″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Sedan
Canton	Carignan
Intercommunality	Portes du Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Denis Lourdelet
Area ^1	14.01 km^2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,885
• Density	210/km^2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08090 /08110
Elevation	161–293 m (528–961 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Carignan was, under the name Epoissium, Eposium, Epusum or Ivosium, a military settlement of the Romans. Gaugericus, bishop of Cambrai, was born in Eposium around 550. As Yvois, it was part of the Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century. It changed hands between the Habsburg Netherlands and France several times, until it was assigned to France by the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees. The town was given as a lordship to Prince Eugène-Maurice of Savoy-Carignan, and renamed Carignan in 1662.[2]

International relations

Carignan is twinned with:

• Weinsberg, Germany

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	3,188	—
2007	3,178	−0.3%
2008	3,156	−0.7%
2009	3,167	+0.3%
2010	3,107	−1.9%
2011	3,047	−1.9%
2012	2,987	−2.0%
2013	2,967	−0.7%
2014	2,954	−0.4%
2015	2,931	−0.8%
2016	2,908	−0.8%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	50.38
	2012	François Hollande	PS	55.90
	2007	Ségolène Royal	PS	51.19
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	77.23

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. A. Joanne, Itinéraire général de la France: Vosges et Ardennes, Hachette, 1868, p. 682.
3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/